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Beatrice and Virgil by Yann Martel

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dark emotional sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Beartown by Fredrik Backman

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Armageddon in Retrospect: And Other New and Unpublished Writings on War and Peace by Kurt Vonnegut

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dark emotional funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization by Neil deGrasse Tyson

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hopeful informative medium-paced

4.25

Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer

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adventurous hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

The First Man by Albert Camus

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emotional reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

The Good Fight by Shirley Chisholm

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hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

Space Struck by Paige Lewis

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dark funny hopeful reflective relaxing fast-paced

5.0

Unbought and Unbossed by Shirley Chisholm

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hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah

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dark emotional funny informative reflective medium-paced

4.0